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more direct towards you, bill, as much as the state department, the american government supports the att and is working rather diligently towards it, there's still the issue of passing it through congress. and a majority of senators have actually signed on to a letter saying they're against the att. >> not exactly. they're against a particular kind of att. >> right. so the in that sense, house do you expect that to move forward in congress and actually changing their minds because as much as it's a particular economy now still, write off the att in general? >> can you maybe explain what that particular kind of treaty is? >> yes. all right. there are two different congress it will letters from 45 republican senators from 13 democratic senators in which they express opposition to an arms trade treaty that would undermine the second amendment in the u.s. the administration couldn't agree with more. we're not going to participate in negotiating an att that would undermine the second amendment, the right of the u.s. on a national basis to decide for itself the rights and abilities of its
more direct towards you, bill, as much as the state department, the american government supports the att and is working rather diligently towards it, there's still the issue of passing it through congress. and a majority of senators have actually signed on to a letter saying they're against the att. >> not exactly. they're against a particular kind of att. >> right. so the in that sense, house do you expect that to move forward in congress and actually changing their minds because...
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providing with materials necessary to fulfill the most basic functions of a government. protecting its citizens and enforces national sovereignty. nations have the right to defend themselves. as we all know there's a dark side that can have devastating quipses for peoples and regions. irresponsible transfers support terrorists, enable genocide and create and sustain and compound proliferation nightmares. the att discussions demonstrated a share of objective ill advised arms transfers by a number of countries and organizations. that's why we need an att. to better control some of the worst transfers across international borders. the united states is committed to actively providing a treat they contains the highest legally binding standards for the international transfer of convention's weapons. we recognize an arms trade treaty won't be the be all or end all or won't necessarily stop terrorism. legally binding instruments are meaningless to such people because they are criminals who don't and won't abide by any reasonable agreements. this means that the only effective way
providing with materials necessary to fulfill the most basic functions of a government. protecting its citizens and enforces national sovereignty. nations have the right to defend themselves. as we all know there's a dark side that can have devastating quipses for peoples and regions. irresponsible transfers support terrorists, enable genocide and create and sustain and compound proliferation nightmares. the att discussions demonstrated a share of objective ill advised arms transfers by a...
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the government awarded nearly $800 million to 255 projects around the country. locally, some of the money will be used to replace old diesel busses and to upgrade services provided by muni. >> these awards are a victory for everyone because they are improve highway congestion and air quality and they will continue to offer balanced transportation. >> overall, the state of california will be receiving more than $125 million for similar projects. >>> and federal labor secretary hilda solis was also in the bay area today to highlight federal investments in bay area job training initiatives. today's event focused on making sure that veterans are learning the skills needed to compete for jobs in high-tech industries. >> right now is not the time to take away training programs, job training programs, right now we're still fragile, there are more people that need to know about programs like this. >> secretary solis then visited the goodwill of silicon valley. during today's visit, officials asked for more money saying the more they get, the more they can train military
the government awarded nearly $800 million to 255 projects around the country. locally, some of the money will be used to replace old diesel busses and to upgrade services provided by muni. >> these awards are a victory for everyone because they are improve highway congestion and air quality and they will continue to offer balanced transportation. >> overall, the state of california will be receiving more than $125 million for similar projects. >>> and federal labor...
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and actively worked on the outside to change government, working to make government more fair and accessible for everyone. i came in determined to apply what i had learned during all of those years. i came in determined to bring a new level of civility to city hall. and despite a few rough patches, and it was an election year after all, we worked in an atmosphere of mutual respect. and managed to agree on a lot and get a lot done, and when we disagreed we worked through this and we did not get bogged down. i want to thank every member of the board of supervisors for your hard work, and your dedication to the city in the last year. we even met once a month to exchange questions and answers. and i knew some people found those substantive, but a little boring. as long as we're getting things done, i don't mind being called boring. i came in determined to make san francisco work for the people of san francisco. i started with the benefit of a great team in place, with the city departments and the city commissions. let me talk about the tremendous legacy of our lieutenant governor and former mayo
and actively worked on the outside to change government, working to make government more fair and accessible for everyone. i came in determined to apply what i had learned during all of those years. i came in determined to bring a new level of civility to city hall. and despite a few rough patches, and it was an election year after all, we worked in an atmosphere of mutual respect. and managed to agree on a lot and get a lot done, and when we disagreed we worked through this and we did not get...
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so in summary for this portion, or this particular focus on governance, we believe that the work of the arts commission is too important to remain static, that it is living under a charter requirement that limits its potential to be a much more significant organization in the city, and we recommend wholeheartedly that that change. one way or the other. we recommend that a charter amendment be made. if that cannot -- to expand the board and to bring in a broader scope but in the interim or instead of, an advisory committee can be established, sphreppedz of can be established. there are a variety of ways that the city can attend to this, and i don't think it should be left alone, and should be addressed rather quickly, to make the arts commission a stronger organization, in the community. the problem that was most prominent in the beginning of our term as members of the grand jury dealt with the civic art collection. and just to put it in perspective as to what it is, in a brief summary, it's considered to be a $90 million collection. it's supposed to have about 4,000 objects in it. howev
so in summary for this portion, or this particular focus on governance, we believe that the work of the arts commission is too important to remain static, that it is living under a charter requirement that limits its potential to be a much more significant organization in the city, and we recommend wholeheartedly that that change. one way or the other. we recommend that a charter amendment be made. if that cannot -- to expand the board and to bring in a broader scope but in the interim or...
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city government, we generate a fair amount, and we represent about 15% of our total. and the crv program ranges between 5% and 9%, to give you a context of what our total effort are to achieve the version. notwithstanding all these great efforts in san francisco, there is still about 400,000 tons per year still going to a landfill. about 150,000 tons of organic going into the black bins still. 50,000 tons of paper still going into the black bins. about 5,000 tons of crv containers are still going into the black bands. so there is still rising again amount of work that needs to be done to achieve the zero waste goals that san francisco has. there are a couple of options that certainly our office is working on. we need to continue our programs. we need to work with manufacturers to find solutions for products that are hard to recycle, certainly the more toxic type of batteries, light fixtures, things like that. invest in new infrastructure. a lot of this will get as to the 90%, but that 10% it still is going to be problematic. a couple of things that are happening at th
city government, we generate a fair amount, and we represent about 15% of our total. and the crv program ranges between 5% and 9%, to give you a context of what our total effort are to achieve the version. notwithstanding all these great efforts in san francisco, there is still about 400,000 tons per year still going to a landfill. about 150,000 tons of organic going into the black bins still. 50,000 tons of paper still going into the black bins. about 5,000 tons of crv containers are still...
city government, we generate a fair amount, and we represent about 15% of our
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and where should the government step aside? >> in terms of... >> what do you think is the role of government? it is a very general question. >> so, the role of government is to provide basic services that the private sector would just not provide. i mean, education, i mean, it is infrastructure, that means social services that means, giving people basic tools that they might not otherwise have. so really giving people in my mind an opportunity to succeed. and when the private sector, which can fall short in many areas are not providing, you know, basic services like food, or housing, or that is the role of government to step in. and we have to, we have to restore faith in our system of government. because if people do not believe that the government will spend money well, than it will not improve key infrastukt tur projects that the state needs to do. they need to invest in the roads because the private sector is not. >> thank you. >> mr. king. how would you describe your views on the role of government? >> i think that the gov
and where should the government step aside? >> in terms of... >> what do you think is the role of government? it is a very general question. >> so, the role of government is to provide basic services that the private sector would just not provide. i mean, education, i mean, it is infrastructure, that means social services that means, giving people basic tools that they might not otherwise have. so really giving people in my mind an opportunity to succeed. and when the private...
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so to be in a city where the arts are as important to be heard here at government audit and oversight committee is a testament to the fortune we have to the commitment of arts and culture as a core value and part of the core solution over all challenges we face of the city and the celebration of the city. i think to start there i think it's a great honor to serve in my role and work on some of these challenges ahead of us. >> president farrell: just one question. san francisco does very well compared to other california cities but california does poorly to other states. the first finding we're asked to comment on is that we develop more than any other municipality in the u. s. do you know where we stand in there hasn't been a comprehensive analysis from what you've seen. >> yes. i want to clarify. we were asked to either agree, disagree partially, or disagree wholly by the instructions. in terms of the cup half full or empty when we disagree partially you can interpret that as a green partially. in terms of finding one, we just do not have the teat before us. there had not been a comp
so to be in a city where the arts are as important to be heard here at government audit and oversight committee is a testament to the fortune we have to the commitment of arts and culture as a core value and part of the core solution over all challenges we face of the city and the celebration of the city. i think to start there i think it's a great honor to serve in my role and work on some of these challenges ahead of us. >> president farrell: just one question. san francisco does very...
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we have not seen a transformation in government. there is no reason why we cannot do that. >> problem solving. what is on the top of your priority list? how this code of america going to help you in that? >> we have got a lot of problems, obviously. they get worse every time i listen to what the state is going to do with their budget, certainly, with the fed's are cutting off. i have a whole list. muni comes to mind, for example. all of their challenges. some of the easiest examples are, for example, the public says, i cannot find a taxi. one of the projects we want to put forward and an accelerated way is how we are preparing for the america's cup. we have over 500,000 people coming on a daily basis for that event. you are going to hear, i cannot find a taxi, or you will hear, i found a taxi through this new application. i would rather hear the last one. that will be one of the projects that david and i will agree on. there will be a lot of people in his district as well to say, how can we get good transportation, to get people whe
we have not seen a transformation in government. there is no reason why we cannot do that. >> problem solving. what is on the top of your priority list? how this code of america going to help you in that? >> we have got a lot of problems, obviously. they get worse every time i listen to what the state is going to do with their budget, certainly, with the fed's are cutting off. i have a whole list. muni comes to mind, for example. all of their challenges. some of the easiest examples...
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government opened up weather data. and not only did it have profound effect on public safety when there are storms coming and agriculture and some of the others, it just provides and helped the quality of life in a profound way, the global positioning system and... almost every night created, 100,000 in economic value. incredible opportunities for doing this in job creation and safety and quality of life and really improving the lives of americans. so it did develop the strategies of 30-plus page document to the agencies of government that they have to work up the data and they have to make this stuff available in the way that we collect it, and use it and public information should remain public and we are going to drive that forward. >> there are a lot of things in the strategy around and the use of mobile government and how we summarize the... and think about the 21st century government in that way. and the policy that launched a couple of weeks ago and so much more is being formed that i think will be very transform
government opened up weather data. and not only did it have profound effect on public safety when there are storms coming and agriculture and some of the others, it just provides and helped the quality of life in a profound way, the global positioning system and... almost every night created, 100,000 in economic value. incredible opportunities for doing this in job creation and safety and quality of life and really improving the lives of americans. so it did develop the strategies of 30-plus...
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in addition, the senate local government share has introduced a local government bill late in the session to deal with it. her main attack is on the vote requirements for establishing an infrastructure finance district. that bill has not been heard yet. it is pending in local government. it seems to be outside the deadline, so it may be in trouble. she may be seeking a rule waiver. those are the high interest bills we are following this year and where they stand at this point in time. as you know and read about and a lot of us were working on for the last couple of months -- or the last six months in some cases here in the bay area -- on a high-speed rail funding package, the total package, which includes financing for the initial construction segment in the central valley, includes the balkans, which this region really promulgated the whole notion of an additional investment -- includes the bookends. it lives the high speed rail authority into a modern era. finally, the one i have been working most directly on was for the connectivity funding, which is the path that provides the funding
in addition, the senate local government share has introduced a local government bill late in the session to deal with it. her main attack is on the vote requirements for establishing an infrastructure finance district. that bill has not been heard yet. it is pending in local government. it seems to be outside the deadline, so it may be in trouble. she may be seeking a rule waiver. those are the high interest bills we are following this year and where they stand at this point in time. as you...
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to government to help destroy arms support regulation. heritage foundation helping to block the arms trade treaty and military spending, cuts in the star wars program. unfortunately, without more public pressure, which i need is necessary and possible, the industrial complex will roll over that many people think our government should be doing in this area. >> bill hartung, thank you for being with us, author of, "prophets of war: lockheed martin and the making of the military-industrial complex." we will be back in a moment. ♪ [music break] ♪ [music break] >> "buy a gun for your son" by 1965. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we turn now to a story making headlines in the science world. of one of the country's most prominent global warming skeptics has openly admitted he was wrong. over the weekend, richard muller, a professor of physics at the university of california, berkeley, wrote an op-ed for " the new york times" titled, "the conversion of a climate change sceptic." he began
to government to help destroy arms support regulation. heritage foundation helping to block the arms trade treaty and military spending, cuts in the star wars program. unfortunately, without more public pressure, which i need is necessary and possible, the industrial complex will roll over that many people think our government should be doing in this area. >> bill hartung, thank you for being with us, author of, "prophets of war: lockheed martin and the making of the...
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on the government -- >> you lease from the port for headquarters. >> lease this from the port. put the money in, work with the port and port then leases back the office space from us. >> any other arrangements where you own the property and are leasing to other government entities within the bay area to expand other places, like this lease we have before us with the mta. >> i can't answer that question right now. there's no -- i could answer it this way. i would be bold enough to say, yes, we have leases with other government entities just because we have so much property. but i can't think of anything in the bay off the top of my head. we have other people on staff that focus on the 20 million square feet we already own. they would know the in's and out's of that better than i would. >> okay. thank you. >> thank you. supervisor campos. >> thank you. i was wondering if i could ask the gentleman or the brokerage, if you don't mind coming up, please. thank you. i was wondering if you could walk us through exactly when it was that you first learned about this property. just to cla
on the government -- >> you lease from the port for headquarters. >> lease this from the port. put the money in, work with the port and port then leases back the office space from us. >> any other arrangements where you own the property and are leasing to other government entities within the bay area to expand other places, like this lease we have before us with the mta. >> i can't answer that question right now. there's no -- i could answer it this way. i would be bold...
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so to be in a city where the arts are as important to be heard here at government audit and oversight committee is a testament to the fortune we have to the commitment of arts and culture as a core value and part of the core solution over all challenges we face of the city and the celebration of the city. i think to start there i think it's a great hono to serve in my role and work on some of these challenges ahead of us. >> presidentar
so to be in a city where the arts are as important to be heard here at government audit and oversight committee is a testament to the fortune we have to the commitment of arts and culture as a core value and part of the core solution over all challenges we face of the city and the celebration of the city. i think to start there i think it's a great hono to serve in my role and work on some of these challenges ahead of us. >> presidentar
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my role in government. so it is with that i wanted to thank the number of people here, first and foremost, ted (inaudible) and america, and just this place, (inaudible) america that has been really very helpful to insight a lot more innovative spirit in everybody and i said what is your passion? and how can we get people who share that same passion to break the barriers of either the lack of technology or education level to really work together to collaborate even further. and so, we were... service, and we are (inaudible) america next year to become partner and tackle the issues that we have been struggling with in government. i also want to thank, mike (inaudible) he is here. mike is the head of a city hall fellows for quite some years. and in fact, i think that he is responsible for some set of (inaudible) of students that come through the city since 2008 helping us and helping the department solve problems and being additional eyes and ears on creative ways to communicate with our citizenry to solve pro
my role in government. so it is with that i wanted to thank the number of people here, first and foremost, ted (inaudible) and america, and just this place, (inaudible) america that has been really very helpful to insight a lot more innovative spirit in everybody and i said what is your passion? and how can we get people who share that same passion to break the barriers of either the lack of technology or education level to really work together to collaborate even further. and so, we were......
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that are working with the government. both. >> i think that you are going to see... this is a setting of what is to come, judging by the amount of the increase to the tifia program, i think that we are going to see a substantial growth in the innovative program in the future, transportation bills. >> project delivery stream lining a few key things that i would like to point out. this was one of the key goals of the house republicans. map-21 expands the category exclusions so that the pedestrian projects in an existing right-of-way or less than $75 million in federal funds will recognize an expedited time line, so this will bode well for some of the smaller projects in san francisco that had serious challenged because of a prolonged review face in order to get the clearance to utilize the transportation funds. establishing the criteria to complete the major projects in four years and also authorizing program solutions for projects without changing neba. they now have delegation to administer the project. for all projects t
that are working with the government. both. >> i think that you are going to see... this is a setting of what is to come, judging by the amount of the increase to the tifia program, i think that we are going to see a substantial growth in the innovative program in the future, transportation bills. >> project delivery stream lining a few key things that i would like to point out. this was one of the key goals of the house republicans. map-21 expands the category exclusions so that...
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. >> and this is the most energy efficient government building in the united states today, if not the world. and it is an example that the entire united states can look to and say, that's what we need to do to save our city hundreds of millions of dollars in energy consumption a year and set an example to everybody of how to save energy, to be green, to be sustainable, to be responsible. the city is leading the way. >> it will be immediately recognizable and iconic from various parts of the city or even if you see a picture. that's the sfpuc building. it's a wonderful building. ♪ ♪ >> we're at the press entrance. there is so much excitement in the air. over 20 live trucks, lots of media. we're going to go behind the scenes and give you a sneak peek all the excitement and everything that's going on. let's go. as you can see, pearl street has completely closed for the media trucks to park here. now, we've got trucks from almost all the news stations in the city becauseertionv r everyone is going to be coretionv the big event. we have the microwave towers going. they're going to be g
. >> and this is the most energy efficient government building in the united states today, if not the world. and it is an example that the entire united states can look to and say, that's what we need to do to save our city hundreds of millions of dollars in energy consumption a year and set an example to everybody of how to save energy, to be green, to be sustainable, to be responsible. the city is leading the way. >> it will be immediately recognizable and iconic from various...
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[applause] i am aware that this is not just government. sometimes it is politics. some of us will be tempted to derail the process for our own political of vantage, looking to demonize one group or another. i am telling you right now, as your mayor, i have no time for that. we are all elected by our same boss. the people of san francisco. they expect us to get things done. [applause] you may not always agree with me, but every day i will make one pledge. that every decision that i make is what i think is best for the city and all of the people of san francisco. that is my standard. san francisco is the greatest city in the world. the greatest city in the world. [applause] and because of our people, and because we are the innovation capital of the world, i have no doubt that we will confront and overcome each of our challenges. let's take up the call and make the city work for everyone. together, let us get it done. thank you very much. [applause] >> very good. [applause] >> [unintelligible] [applause] >> you may be seated. mr. mayor, that was a marvelous message. s
[applause] i am aware that this is not just government. sometimes it is politics. some of us will be tempted to derail the process for our own political of vantage, looking to demonize one group or another. i am telling you right now, as your mayor, i have no time for that. we are all elected by our same boss. the people of san francisco. they expect us to get things done. [applause] you may not always agree with me, but every day i will make one pledge. that every decision that i make is what...
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. >> and this is the most energy efficient government building in the united states today, if not the world. and it is an example that the entire united states can look to and say, that's what we need to do to save our city hundreds of millions of dollars in energy consumption a year and set an example to everybody of how to save energy, to be green, to be sustainable, to be responsible. the city is leading the way. >> it will be immediately recognizable and iconic from various parts of the city or even if you see a picture. that's the sfpuc building. it's a wonderful building. ♪ ♪ >> gangdom style. (music). [cheers and applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the cast of steve silver's beach blanket babylon. [cheers and applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the san francisco 49ers -- >> [inaudible] >> woo. >> laughter. come on. the san francisco giants. [cheers and applause] that's better. the detroit tigers. and that can only happen in the greatest city in the world, san francisco! [cheers and applause] >> "san francisco, open your golden gate". (music). [cheers and applau
. >> and this is the most energy efficient government building in the united states today, if not the world. and it is an example that the entire united states can look to and say, that's what we need to do to save our city hundreds of millions of dollars in energy consumption a year and set an example to everybody of how to save energy, to be green, to be sustainable, to be responsible. the city is leading the way. >> it will be immediately recognizable and iconic from various...
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this resolution before you is required by the california constitution and government code. each year the city needs to confirm its appropriations limit under the gan provisions. in this calculation we have done, it reflects through calculations allowed by the state code that we have a 3.77% local income growth and an 0.4% -- 0.47% population growth and this allows for combined growth in the gam limit from the amount that you established last year of 2.53 billion to a new level of 2.63 billion for fiscal year 12-13. under the allowable calculations, we have shown that the budget for appropriations that are covered by this is at currently 2.47 billion, so this reflects a level still 168 million below the gam limit. if the city were to collect so much revenue that it was above the gam limit, the law would require us to either change the rates to return or some other way return that excess revenue to tax payers or go to voters to ask voters to approve an increase in the limit, but we have not reached that point yet. a couple of other points you might be interested in, we did lo
this resolution before you is required by the california constitution and government code. each year the city needs to confirm its appropriations limit under the gan provisions. in this calculation we have done, it reflects through calculations allowed by the state code that we have a 3.77% local income growth and an 0.4% -- 0.47% population growth and this allows for combined growth in the gam limit from the amount that you established last year of 2.53 billion to a new level of 2.63 billion...
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there is less money for affordable housing from the state and the federal government. it is time for san francisco to create local money to build more and keep affordable housing for low-income people. i ask you to help us stay housed in san francisco. thank you. thank you. supervisor kim: thank you. i am going to call 10 more names. i am sorry. 10 seconds. i am going to call some more people can line up after you speak. kile, ben, joshua, derryl, and tony. thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is -- i live in the tenderloin for 24 years now. and i am a member of the tenderloin filipino american community association. i live in alexander residents, too. it has been 15 years. i pay a large percentage of my income for rent, and i think it is still expensive for may because i am only on social security. but maybe without the affordable housing, i would not be able to live here in san francisco, so i am very thankful for that. i have been here for a long time. i ask you, supervisors, to help us in building more affordable housing for the poor and the seniors t
there is less money for affordable housing from the state and the federal government. it is time for san francisco to create local money to build more and keep affordable housing for low-income people. i ask you to help us stay housed in san francisco. thank you. thank you. supervisor kim: thank you. i am going to call 10 more names. i am sorry. 10 seconds. i am going to call some more people can line up after you speak. kile, ben, joshua, derryl, and tony. thank you. >> good afternoon,...
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and i'll say the short answer to your question is the federal government is trying to not charge for this data. the way we did was with tax dollars. you already paid for it, we're trying to give it back to you. and, so, we take a wholesale retail. we want to be the providers of the data as a fuel, but fuel, gasoline is useless to get you from point a to point b unless you consume that ultimately drives value to the american economy. our customer, i can completely agree with what shannon said in terms of our business objective, so to speak, is to empower entrepreneurs and innovators, to create jobs. that's a metric of success, not revenue generated per data set or some other per ifervance metric. the other piece of that looking back to the example of weather and gps, my monetization, is that together they contribute $100 billion to the american economy last year. last year alone from just those two data liberations. so, that is the way in which we are approaching from a strategy perspective, the ultimate impact to our customers. >> one super quick. one thing the city of san francisco
and i'll say the short answer to your question is the federal government is trying to not charge for this data. the way we did was with tax dollars. you already paid for it, we're trying to give it back to you. and, so, we take a wholesale retail. we want to be the providers of the data as a fuel, but fuel, gasoline is useless to get you from point a to point b unless you consume that ultimately drives value to the american economy. our customer, i can completely agree with what shannon said in...
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number of people for a decision-making purposes and there is an executive committee that deals with governance. i think with the new head of the commission and certainly all of us in this
number of people for a decision-making purposes and there is an executive committee that deals with governance. i think with the new head of the commission and certainly all of us in this
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this government and limits the way that the work is reimbursed. if they do this work, this would be about $80 million an improvement. these sources are reimbursed with a limited order of repayment and that is a really important point, that has been improved and a host of agreements. the deal is $55 million of improvement for the sale and a no cost police. after that, and there is pierced 30, 32, at interim -- and if necessary, potentially long-term rights at pier 29 including a 66-yong term lease and improvement. if they do not pay them back at that point, the authority has a right to claim 50% up to the station rents and a form for a subsequent leaks. we presented this orally on december 16th and has not changed since then. this has a limited order of repayment options, whether they repayment options, whether they choose to perform that to be
this government and limits the way that the work is reimbursed. if they do this work, this would be about $80 million an improvement. these sources are reimbursed with a limited order of repayment and that is a really important point, that has been improved and a host of agreements. the deal is $55 million of improvement for the sale and a no cost police. after that, and there is pierced 30, 32, at interim -- and if necessary, potentially long-term rights at pier 29 including a 66-yong term...
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number of people for a decision-making purposes and there is an executive committee that deals with governance. i think with the new head of the commission and certainly all of us in this room paying more attention to the work that the staff is doing and the commission's doing, i think we can using existing framework to make progress. so with that i just want to reaffirm the mayor's strong commitment to the importance of art, and this department, art is such a rich part of our city and, you know, we are -- it's hard to hear negative things about work that we're doing. but i do think that we are on the right track. so i'm happy to hand the mic over to tom delaney now from the arts commission. thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. thank you for your time. and thank you. i just want to start by thanking the civil grand jury. i started in my role as director of cultural affairs on january 9 of this year and one of the things that came first light to me was there his there was an investigation by the civil grand yir and that caused alarm on my behalf about what i was getting into. but i think
number of people for a decision-making purposes and there is an executive committee that deals with governance. i think with the new head of the commission and certainly all of us in this room paying more attention to the work that the staff is doing and the commission's doing, i think we can using existing framework to make progress. so with that i just want to reaffirm the mayor's strong commitment to the importance of art, and this department, art is such a rich part of our city and, you...
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. >> it was considered by the government audit and oversight committee at a regular meeting on july 12. it is an authorization -- a resolution authorizing the least of van ness ave. president chiu: this resolution is adopted. item 53. >> item 53 was considered at the rules committee at a special meeting and was awarded without a recommendation. it is a charter amendment for the draft to create the san francisco housing trust fund. supervisor wiener: i move to continue one week. president chiu: the first appearance of a proposed charter amendment needs to sit for one week. can we do that without objection? >> that is july 24. president chiu: if we could go to -- there are no 3:30 special orders. can you go to our first four- o'clock special order? >> items 44, comprise a special order for a public hearing of persons injured dust in the decision of the planning department's decision about a project located at lombard street is exempt from environmental review. item 46 is a motion reversing the planning department decision. president chiu: i understand from the district to supervisor that
. >> it was considered by the government audit and oversight committee at a regular meeting on july 12. it is an authorization -- a resolution authorizing the least of van ness ave. president chiu: this resolution is adopted. item 53. >> item 53 was considered at the rules committee at a special meeting and was awarded without a recommendation. it is a charter amendment for the draft to create the san francisco housing trust fund. supervisor wiener: i move to continue one week....
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what is government's role? isn't the role of the local government to come in and tell a private clomclub owner you canno your part because you're taking away a certain amount of tennis courts? i struggle with that. if it is publicly, that is different. this is public development. this is an issue with their members. should the government is sticking our hands in there and say no to the entire project tax that is what i shall go with. ultimately i believe the answer is no. this is a club that will be much better going forward. i understand the loss of the tennis facilities. i do not think that is a regiorn to reject it deat. let's get those jobs moving. >> i am not support a continuing for a number of reasons. i do feel like we have discussed this. the project has been discussed from a land use. i feel like they're are things that many of us will be doing behind the scenes. i still remain committed to trying to ensure this for the luxury units of $2 million a to $7 million. it is the amount that would be paid th
what is government's role? isn't the role of the local government to come in and tell a private clomclub owner you canno your part because you're taking away a certain amount of tennis courts? i struggle with that. if it is publicly, that is different. this is public development. this is an issue with their members. should the government is sticking our hands in there and say no to the entire project tax that is what i shall go with. ultimately i believe the answer is no. this is a club that...
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morgan chase and works closely with our investment banking and government relations groups. in addition to publishing independent research on the economy and financial markets, his views are widely cited in the media. he is a frequent commentator on economic policy issues. he received his undergraduate degree from the university of illinois and holds a ph.d. in economics from northwestern university. today he will provide a national overview and update us on what to expect as we go forward in 2012. goo[applause] >> good morning, san francisco. i love visiting san francisco. i get a lot of my ideas from here. not far from here is a place i liked to stay. goothe last time i was there, my door said, people who live within their means have no imagination, and that is not really responsible, but i liked that idea of imagination, because for people like me, it requires a lot of imagination, and the reason for that is when you are watching the economy, but you do not see is more important than what you do see. the damage is very visible from a recession. what you do not see is the
morgan chase and works closely with our investment banking and government relations groups. in addition to publishing independent research on the economy and financial markets, his views are widely cited in the media. he is a frequent commentator on economic policy issues. he received his undergraduate degree from the university of illinois and holds a ph.d. in economics from northwestern university. today he will provide a national overview and update us on what to expect as we go forward in...
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we did a great deal and discuss what we found with people in city government. we prepared findings and conclusions in the form of recommendations. every finding in our report was verified with additional interviews with the people providing that information. our report is factual, not fission. we believe. >> >> that
we did a great deal and discuss what we found with people in city government. we prepared findings and conclusions in the form of recommendations. every finding in our report was verified with additional interviews with the people providing that information. our report is factual, not fission. we believe. >> >> that
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item number 8, ordinance amending the administrative code and campaign in government to conduct codes to require commercial landlords losing parties to small businesses for uses public accommodations, to act in compliance with laws. supervisor mar: thank you. there to the bottoms here. the hearing and have called on the backs of the american with disabilities act based lawsuits. in many of our neighborhoods, especially the richmond district. then there is supervisor and president david chiu oppose the legislation that should help address some of the issues that are going to be discussed today. this hearing is really important because of the recent ada-based lawsuits better threatening many of our small neighborhood merchants. in district 1, richmond district, the cafe on 12th and clement or the noodle restaurant or a long time places have been recently sued a court challenge to for not being in compliance with access laws. americans with disabilities access laws. the richmond is not alone. north beach merchants have alerted us. many other districts in the city have businesses that hav
item number 8, ordinance amending the administrative code and campaign in government to conduct codes to require commercial landlords losing parties to small businesses for uses public accommodations, to act in compliance with laws. supervisor mar: thank you. there to the bottoms here. the hearing and have called on the backs of the american with disabilities act based lawsuits. in many of our neighborhoods, especially the richmond district. then there is supervisor and president david chiu...
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but your proposal, it is 1765 jobs, 1555 private, to 10 government. -- 210 government. supervisor avalos: thank you. i appreciate that. puc that as a significant difference? -- do you see that as a significant difference? >> it is in the eye of the beholder. ordinarily, we would see something that affected jobs in the thousands as a significant economic impact either way. i would say both of these pieces of legislation have a significant economic benefit. supervisor avalos: i think what is interesting for me is having worked with you when your reports on other tax measures in the past, a number that trends up or down really indicates overall where the trend is going to be, a positive impact. there are interpretations that you can make about the difference between the maersk version and mine. i think what is significant is we have a number well above 1000 for each, showing a positive impact. overall, this is something i have been working on since i first got interested in doing this back in 2004, when there was an attempt to recreate the gross receipts tax that failed. t
but your proposal, it is 1765 jobs, 1555 private, to 10 government. -- 210 government. supervisor avalos: thank you. i appreciate that. puc that as a significant difference? -- do you see that as a significant difference? >> it is in the eye of the beholder. ordinarily, we would see something that affected jobs in the thousands as a significant economic impact either way. i would say both of these pieces of legislation have a significant economic benefit. supervisor avalos: i think what...